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Coverage of football World Cups from all years.
February 2025
Saudi ambassador tells World Cup fans: ‘You can have fun without alcohol’
Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to the UK warned football fans not to expect to drink alcohol at the 2034 World Cup
New Jersey to host 2026 World Cup fan fest at Liberty State Park
The state that will play host to next year’s World Cup final will also be the site of a tournament-long fan fest
Fifa is committed to protecting migrant workers in run-up to 2034 World Cup
Letter: Football’s world governing body will engage with international labour organisations throughout the process, writes Bryan Swanson
January 2025
Fifa rejects request for monitoring of migrant workers’ conditions in Saudi Arabia
The long read
Innit innit boys and Super Eagles: how Nigerian Londoners found their identity through football
Denis Law obituary
Tweaking the Olympics cycle is a champion idea
December 2024
Brawls and broken noses: how Brazil’s 1954 World Cup campaign sparked uproar
George Eastham obituary
Business of soccer
Beyond 2034: can the Saudi Arabia soccer dream truly be sustainable?
Fans to be banned from drinking alcohol in stadiums at Saudi World Cup
Scotland and Wales plot path to World Cup 2026 after helpful qualifying draw
Weekend football countdown
Premier League latest news and World Cup 2026 qualifying draw – as it happened
A vote without a vote: the Saudi World Cup is an act of violence and disdain
Barney Ronay
Saudi Arabia’s World Cup: what will the 2034 tournament look like?
Saudi Arabia confirmed as 2034 World Cup football host by Fifa – as it happened
Saudi Arabia confirmed as 2034 World Cup host despite human rights concerns
Rights and freedom
‘Many migrant workers will die’: the likely human cost of awarding the 2034 World Cup to Saudi Arabia
A history of World Cup sportswashing, from Il Duce to Infantino – in pictures
Saudi Arabia’s journey from 90s novelty to World Cup power grab
About 14,509 results for World Cup